PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Qrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Moro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Qrek
vs
Moro

199 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Art Qrek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Moro!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qrek scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Pablo Moro has been cut.
Moro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qrek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Qrek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Qrek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qrek landing strikes from the mount.
Moro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Qrek controlling the position easily from mount.
Qrek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moro on the ground.
Qrek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moro is squirming around, avoiding Qrek's attempts to control the action.
Qrek is really struggling to control Moro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Qrek with a couple of short strikes.
Qrek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Qrek with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qrek tries to control but Moro wriggling away.
Qrek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Qrek breaks from Moro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Qrek tries to control but Moro wriggling away.
Qrek misses with a head shot.
Qrek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moro wants to hold on but Qrek pushes him away.
Qrek looking to control but Moro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Qrek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moro is looking to escape.
Qrek lands a nice shot to the head.
Qrek blocks Moro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Qrek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moro is in a horrible position here. Qrek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moro is squirming around, avoiding Qrek's attempts to control the action.
Qrek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moro tries to lock up and control but Qrek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Qrek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Qrek looking to control but Moro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Qrek landing strikes from the mount and Moro is in trouble!
Moro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Qrek trying to control but Moro is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Qrek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moro is working to get back to half guard.
Qrek lands a nice shot to the head.
Qrek tries to control but Moro wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Art Qrek just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Qrek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moro but Moro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Qrek is fending him off so far but Moro persists. Nope, Qrek circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Qrek or perhaps it was just good defense by Moro which made him look bad.
Moro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Qrek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moro!
Moro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moro tries to lock up and control but Qrek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qrek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moro tries to lock up and control but Qrek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Qrek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Moro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Qrek fails with the takedown.
Moro misses with a takedown attempt
and Qrek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Qrek fails with the takedown.
Qrek shoots in for a takedown but Moro shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Art Qrek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moro shoots in looking for a takedown. Qrek tries to sprawl out of it but Moro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Qrek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moro misses with a takedown
and Qrek finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Qrek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Qrek!
Qrek is trying desperately to improve position.
Moro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qrek is bucking up trying to escape but Moro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moro breaks from Qrek's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro landing shots from mount.
Moro is landing with some decent strikes but Qrek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Qrek tries to hold on but Moro postures up.
Moro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moro with good strikes from the mount here!
Moro landing punches.
Moro with shots to the head and body - Qrek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qrek's face.
Qrek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qrek sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moro landing strikes from the mount.
Qrek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Qrek is trying desperately to improve position.
Qrek is bucking up trying to escape but Moro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moro scoring with strikes but Qrek is staying in there.
Moro landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moro controlling from mount.
Moro with good strikes from the mount here!
Moro content just to control the position here.
Moro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qrek's face.
Moro tries to control but Qrek wriggling away.
Moro lands with some strikes.
Moro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Qrek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moro scoring with strikes but Qrek is staying in there.
Moro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Qrek is looking to escape.
Moro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Moro.
Qrek is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Art Qrek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moro with a couple of short strikes.
Qrek wants to hold on but Moro pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Moro.
Moro wants to control the pace but Qrek is squirming around nicely.
Moro with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Moro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Moro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Moro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Qrek is trying to get back to full guard.
Qrek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Qrek is looking to control Moro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qrek avoid being mounted?
Moro trying to control the action but Qrek is working from the bottom.
Moro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Qrek defending well though.
Qrek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moro.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Qrek lands a two punch combo.
Qrek fails with the takedown

and Moro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qrek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Qrek is trying to maintain the position but Moro is very close to passing his half guard.
Moro working Qrek over with strikes.
Qrek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moro slips a nice elbow through Qrek's hands, connecting with Qrek's forehead.
Moro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Moro.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moro connects with a nice short shot to Qrek's temple.
Qrek throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Qrek wants to control but Moro is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Moro seems content to control.
Qrek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Qrek is looking to improve his position.
Moro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Qrek is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Moro pulls his head out easily.
Moro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Qrek defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moro connects with a nice short shot to Qrek's temple.
Moro slips a nice elbow through Qrek's hands, connecting with Qrek's forehead.
Qrek looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moro lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Moro.
Moro is nestled in close to Qrek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Qrek taking some punishment here, with Moro in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Moro.
Moro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moro connects with a nice short shot to Qrek's temple.
Qrek trying to control but Moro postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moro winds up and cracks Qrek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Qrek taking some punishment here, with Moro in his half guard.
Moro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moro is trying to control the action in half guard but Qrek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moro working over Qrek with some ground and pound. Qrek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Qrek pushes Moro off looking to stand but Moro dives back in and keeps control.
Qrek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Qrek wants to get back to his feet.
Moro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Qrek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Qrek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Moro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!